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120 S CHERRY ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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120 S CHERRY ST

Architecture and History Inventory
120 S CHERRY ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:RANDALL WILLIAMS HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:19578
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):120 S CHERRY ST
County:Rock
City:Janesville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1857
Additions:
Survey Date:1987
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: Ellis Shopbell
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Old Fourth Ward Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/30/1990
State Register Listing Date:2/7/1990
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This simple two story house is constructed of cream colored brick on a stone foundation. The restrained decorative features are typical of the Italianate style. These include wide overhanging eaves, a circular window in the front gable, and semi-circular windows on the second story. The design of the porches and front door are characteristcially Italianate. Built in about 1865 for Randall Williams, a native of New York who settled permanently in Janesville in 1858. He was engaged in a number of enterprises in the city including a bakery, planing mill, and grocery.
Bibliographic References:(A) Assessment Rolls, 1858, 1860, 1870, 1890. (B) Historic Janesville, Heritage Preservation Associates, Inc., MacDonald and Mack Partnership, City of Janesville, Department of Community Development, 1994. (C) City Directories, 1870, 1890, 1903, 1913. (D) History of Rock County. (E) Portrait & Bio. Album of Rock County.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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